A ranked shortlist in. A funded action plan out.
One day with your AI and IT leaders to turn your prioritized use cases into a platform design, a governance path, and a detailed, costed roadmap, with Microsoft funding arranged to execute it.
One prerequisite. Three ways to arrive.
MICROSOFT HOSTED
AI Innovation Hub
You explored the art of the possible and left with priority use cases.
ARCHITECTNOW HOSTED
AI Strategy Day
You scored the backlog and left with a ranked shortlist and owners.
CUSTOMER LED
Internal Exercise
Your own team already prioritized your key AI use cases.
Whichever path you took, the prerequisite is the same: your high-priority AI use cases are identified and you are ready to plan your next steps. Think of this as “Day Two” of your AI journey, the second step, where strategy becomes detailed action. It doesn’t have to happen the day after; it happens when you’re ready.
1 day
On site or virtual; deep dives can optionally spread over multiple days
5
Steps, from backlog review to deep dives
3 to 5
Priority use cases, deep dived one by one
60m
Per deep dive, so SMEs join only their session
What you get
A platform design, a report per use case, and a costed roadmap.
01Recommended Microsoft AI platform design
Matched to the AI archetypes found in your backlog.
02A report for each priority use case
Objectives, success criteria, data readiness, ROI, timeline, and more.
03Platform cost estimates
What it costs to run the Microsoft AI platform.
04Recommended implementation approach
How each use case should be built and integrated.
05Implementation roadmap with TCO
Deeper than the AI Day roadmap; your team’s dependencies flagged.
06Microsoft funding, arranged
We arrange funding from Microsoft to execute the roadmap.
How it works
Five steps. Design the platform by lunch, deep dive the use cases after.
01 · MORNING
Use Case Review
A quick overview of every AI use case planned in the backlog.
02 · MORNING
Priority Double-Click
A brief pass on each of the highest priority use cases, typically the top 3 to 5.
03 · MORNING
AI Platform Design
The AI archetypes in your backlog, covered via a Microsoft AI platform design.
04 · MORNING
AI Governance
AI readiness for use case adoption and integration.
05 · LATE AM & PM
Use Case Deep Dives
60 minutes on each priority use case, one after another.
Inside each deep dive
THE GROUND EACH 60-MINUTE SESSION COVERS
·Business challenge and potential value
·Solution objectives and success criteria
·Process and data dependencies
·Use case pattern mapped to the Microsoft technology landscape
·Regulatory and data classification
·Volumetrics for the use case
·Organizational change impact
·Technology readiness
Who’s in the room. AI and IT leaders participate in the entire day. Business SMEs join only the 60-minute deep dive for their own use case: one focused session, not a lost day.
Why ArchitectNow
●4 Solutions Partner Designations
Data and AI · Digital and App Innovation · Infrastructure Azure · Support Services.
●AI Apps on Azure Specialization
Held by less than 4% of partners. Production AI on Azure, verified by Microsoft.
●Azure AI MVPs on Staff
Engagements led by Microsoft-recognized practitioners. 15+ years on the stack.
●Microsoft Frontier Funding (qualified accounts)
Five times the funding is available now, so there has never been a better time to start. Subject to Microsoft eligibility.